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This is an excellent film. It teaches one the value of respect, symbiosis, and what will kill you, is actually an ally to embrace and accept. There is great wisdom here and new friendships are born ! Furthermore, helping all living 'Kingdoms' to survive gives one great balance of sorrow and joy !

Long and whimsical adaptation of Yann Martel's 'unfilmable' novel about a young Indian man shipwrecked and trying to survive while marooned with a tiger, a jackal and a zebra. The virtues - especially in 3d - are the gorgeous production design and photography, and Mykael Danna's enveloping score. A few cuts would have benefited Ang Lee's lovely movie, but that's quibbling.

Having never read the book, I wasn't sure what expect from Life of Pi. I have to say I really enjoyed it. The visuals are beautiful, and it is one of the rare times when 3D draws you in, instead of setting you apart from the experience. Its used subtly and not shoved in your face as often happens with 3D. Ang Lee creates a sensitive, moving film with a story carried along by a fantastical adventure. The product is a piece of art... to be viewed and appreciated however the audience sees fit. It may inspire you, or maybe it will make you consider life, death and the power of faith. This is certainly a film that will stay with me.. and I know I shall be mulling it over for a while to come.

I saw this film was being broadcast and to be honest thought little of it. It had slipped my attention upon release in 2012 but on closer inspection I don't know why.The film is based on the extraordinary story of an Indian Piscine (as in hissing)/Pi Patel who as an older man recounts the extraordinary story to a writer.It starts in India with the early life of Pi who is mercilessly taunted at school for his name and its annotations to the mathematical Pythagoras connection.Pi as a child has experiments with different religions in a comedic moment.His parents own a zoo in botanical garden grounds and own some marvellous animals including a Benghal tiger called Richard Parker after a mix up with the Indian immigration documentation!However one day Pi's parents decide to sell up and emigrate for a new life in Canada getting their via a Japanese steamship taking the animals with them. Richard Parker and all.The ship sinks in a storm and Pi ends up alone on a lifeboat with some of the animals, a zebra, hyena I think and Richard Parker.The castaways are at sea for what seems an eternity and even stop off on on a deserted island before finally being rescued 227 days later in Mexico (22/7=Pi) get it.Featuring excellent use of CGI. I mean how else would a Benghal tiger be shown in a lifeboat?I usually hate the practice of CGI and 3D films but on this occasion it is fully understandable and technicalkt brilliant.The film won several Oscar awards including Best Director for Ang Lee on release. Fully deserved.By the way the writer git one hell of a book story!

When this movie came out, it was lauded for its amazing special effects in creating a life-like CGI tiger. Unfortunately, it seems people were too hyped about the visual effects, and ignored what is, in my opinion, the greatest story ever told. It is the story of Pi, and the 227 days he spent stranded out at sea after the ship he was on sunk. More importantly, though, it's a story of faith, proof, perception, reality, the darkness of man, and religion. If you accept the second story to be true, it is a movie where you get to see the character interact with a much darker aspect of himself that he never new before, and how he at first violently rejects it out of fear, but ends up needing it and loving it. And then there is the aspect of faith -- which story really was true? Does even it matter, as the outcome is the same either way? The movie asks us that question - does it matter? At the end, Pi poses both stories. He notes that neither story can be proven, as no one really knows what happened. So in the end, it is only a matter of what we, the viewers, liked better. What the better story was. And really, that's what a story is - what we choose when there is no proof either way. This is where the movie connects with religion. Is it a proof God exists? Absolutely not. But it does point out something profound about religion - since we cannot prove either way whether God exists or not, the best thing we can do is choose which reality we prefer - a world with God, or a world without God. It tells us it is irrelevant what the truth is you can't prove it either way. This movie has the usual components of a great movie - great performances, stunning visuals, etcetera, but what it has, more than any other movie ever made, is an incredibly stunning and revealing story that makes you think. It is a relatively lighthearted, PG picture about a boy befriending a tiger. But that is what is only what is on screen. Dig deeper, and it is quite possibly a story about a boy who survives by eating off of the rotting carcass of a man he murdered. You decide. I have decided this is the best and most important film ever made.

Visually, one of the best films I've ever seen. Analyzing everything that happens in the film is overwhelming, so it's worth numerous viewings. Extremely well done, I would recommend it for more intellectual viewers however.

WHAT I LIKED: Technically, easthetically and visually, 'Life of Pi' is pretty damn breathtaking. That's thanks to some incredible technical innovation, some amazing cinematography, and some great performances to back it all up.WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: Once those novelties have worn off, you're not left with much substance. The beginning and end are emotionally satisfying for sure, but not switching off is more of a pain than it is a reward. Yes, I'm afraid you can only do so much with a tiger and a boy on a boat.VERDICT: 'Life of Pi' may be beautiful on the outside, but inside it lacks emotional punch, thematic significance, or even a good story. Shame.